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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Philip of Spain feel about his new bride Mary?
(a) He thought she was beautiful.
(b) He was in love with her.
(c) He was not attracted to her.
(d) He thought she was arrogant.

2. What act did Parliament repeal so that England could be reunited?
(a) Act of Succession.
(b) Act of Reformation.
(c) Act of Supremacy.
(d) Act of Uniformity.

3. What did Philip pressure Mary to do when she became ill after her second phantom pregnancy?
(a) Meet him in Spain.
(b) Abdicate the throne.
(c) Condemn heretics.
(d) Write her last will.

4. When Thomas Wyatt confessed to the council about contacting Elizabeth twice, what did he tell her?
(a) He advised her to stay in London and alerted her to her sister's presence.
(b) He advised her to leave London and alerted her to her sister's presence.
(c) He advised her to stay in London and alerted her to his presence.
(d) He advised her to leave London and alerted her to his presence.

5. According to Weir, Charles V did not want Philip of Spain in England while what?
(a) Thomas Wyatt lived.
(b) Elizabeth lived.
(c) Edward Courtenay lived.
(d) Jane Grey lived.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did the public want Queen Mary to wed?

2. When did the nickname "Bloody Mary" become associated with Mary?

3. In her final days, how was Queen Mary perceived by the public?

4. According to Weir, what did Mary most likely suffer from that accounted for her not giving birth?

5. Why were Mary's doctors particularly concerned about Mary's giving birth at the end of her difficult pregnancy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the atmosphere at Hampton court when Mary and Philip arrived to await the birth of their first child?

2. Why did Charles V put forth Philip of Spain as a candidate for marriage to Queen Mary?

3. What was Mary's state of mind after Philip left ,and what was her attitude toward Elizabeth?

4. What personal disadvantages did Mary have as Queen of England, and what did this foretell for her future reign?

5. Why did Parliament repeal the Act of Supremacy, passed under Henry VIII, and who returned to England following its repeal?

6. What was Philip's behavior and feeling toward Mary, and why is it significant?

7. How did Mary feel about Philip, and why is it significant?

8. What was the purpose of the Counter-Reformation, and what did it do?

9. Why were the councilors undecided about what they should do with Elizabeth, and what choice did they eventually make?

10. How did Elizabeth respond to being recalled to Whitehall by her sister, and why is it significant?

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